Connecticut Explored

I have an article in the 50th issue of Connecticut Explored, on our own Charles Stratton, better known as General Tom Thumb. For those who have read my book on the subject there is nothing very new, except that I do get into the new evidence on the 'baby controversy.'

At Hamden Library this Wednesday

Hope to see you this Wednesday night, April 16 at 7 pm at the Hamden Senior Center (attached to the library) where I'll be talking about Becoming Tom Thumb: Charles Stratton, P.T. Barnum, and the Dawn of American Celebrity.

Becoming Tom Thumb wins its First Award

Becoming Tom Thumb has won its first award, the 2014 Henry Russell Hitchcock Prize from the Victorian Society in America.

They write:

“Deeply humane and splendidly researched, we believe that Becoming Tom Thumb is the first to do justice to Charles Stratton...It shows him to be a charming and dynamic entrepreneur who shrewdly exploited his international celebrity, by no means a hapless victim, and it does so with great insight and sympathy.”

         —The Victorian Society in America, awarding the 2014 Henry Russell Hitchcock Award

Becoming Tom Thumb Taking Connecticut By Storm

Today Connecticut, tomorrow the world. Becoming Tom Thumb is mentioned in the latest issue of Connecticut Magazine. It was also mentioned on the buzz site Flavorwire.

Come see me and get your own signed copy at the Barnum Museum on Sunday, December 15, at 2 pm!

Becoming Tom Thumb Arrives

My first copy of Becoming Tom Thumb: Charles Stratton, P.T. Barnum, and the Dawn of American Celebrity arrived yesterday. As you can tell, I was a little excited.

It won't officially be out for a couple weeks yet - but you can pre-order it for more than a $10 discount on amazon.com. Pick up a copy today!

Tom Thumb's World Travels

I gave a sneak-peek at my upcoming book and its hero at the Barnum Museum last week. Everyone was quite surprised how popular Tom Thumb was. It seems so obvious to me now, but if I had seen someone else give this presentation five years ago, I probably would have been shocked, too. More to come!